Library & Archive

For far too long, transgenders lived without a sense of history as a people. The Houston Transgender Archive addresses this by actively searching out and acquiring transgender history.

The TFA research library includes journals, studies, biographies and more, both current and obscure. The library includes both the most current information on transgender issues as well as delicate books that are hundreds of years old. The archive holds transgender magazines dating back to 1750, transgender statuary from diverse cultures such a China, Africa and Europe, original newspapers recording transgender history dating back to the early 1700s, rare transgender books dating back to the 1600s, original transgender photos dating back to before the Civil War and other transgender artifacts dating back as far as the Roman Empire.

The Transgender Archive Reading Room, Houston, Texas

Additionally, the archive holds a diverse collection of modern pop culture items such as:

The historical archive creates an educational opportunity that is absolutely unique. No other collection of transgender history like the Houston Transgender Archive is known to exist anywhere. The collection offers students, community members and supporters a unique opportunity to access centuries of information about the transgender community.

From more information about the Transgender Archive, visit us on the web at tgarchive.org

The Library and Archive is open to the public every weekday between 1 and 5 PM. For more information, please call our helpline at 713-520-8586.